Privacy and Security Law Blog
Covers privacy and security issues, with topics ranging from the First Amendment and identity theft, to homeland security, phishing and personal privacy.
Author: A group blog published by privacy and security lawyers at Davis Wright Tremaine.
Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • Internet Law • Law Firms • Partners • First Amendment • Law Firm
Recent Posts from Privacy and Security Law Blog
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Maine Privacy Law Remains On The Books, But AG Won't Enforce It
By Robert J. Driscoll We recently blogged (here) about a new Maine law that would restrict the collection and use of personal information from minors for marketing purposes. Shortly thereafter, a coalition of educational and…
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New Maine Privacy Law Restricts Marketing to Minors
By Robert J. Driscoll The state of Maine recently passed a new law restricting the collection and use of health-related information and personal information of minors. We have published an advisory containing some of the…
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CAN-SPAM Complaint Mills - Time For A New Business Model?
Be sure to check out our advisory on Gordon v. Virtumundo, Inc. There, you’ll find our review of the recent 9th Circuit decision clarifying that private suits to enforce the federal CAN-SPAM Act – apart…
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"Red Flag". . . or White Flag?
The latest in the ongoing saga/delay with regard to the effective date for those subject to the Federal Trade Commission’s version of the Identity Theft Red Flag Rules is that the FTC has announced that…
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A $6 Million Reminder That FCC Still Has Work To Do On Telemarketing And Federal Preemption
Last week came news that DISH Network LLC signed an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (“AVC”) with the Attorneys General of 46 states, in which it agreed to pay nearly $6 million – plus, potentially, additional…
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Advertising Industry Publishes Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Data Collection
By Robert J. Driscoll, Paul Glist and Jennifer Small On July 2, 2009, a group of advertising industry associations published the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising (PDF)—a set of guidelines concerning the collection and…
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Has The 9th Circuit Raised The Bar For Text-Message Affiliate Marketing?
Did text-message advertising get more difficult after last week’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Satterfield v. Simon & Schuster, Inc.? Perhaps so, but not principally for reasons cited…
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We're Baaaaaaack.
Those of you who were once frequent visitors to this blog may, by now, be asking one or more of the following questions: (a) Why haven’t you guys posted anything for so many months? (b)…
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FTC "Reminder" About ID Theft Red Flag Compliance
Our recent Advisory Bulletin recounts how the FTC recently issued issued a gentle reminder that companies should be well along in getting their Identity Theft Red Flag programs in place in anticipation of the November …
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Malware Cited as the Cause of Massive Supermarket Data Breach
By Hozaifa Cassubhai A massive data breach at an East coast supermarket chain compromised up to 4.2 million credit and debit cards earlier in March, leading to 1,800 cases of fraud arising as far away…